A 57-day players' strike reduced the 1982 season to a 9 game schedule. For the post-season, division standings were ignored and eight teams from each conference were seeded based on their regular season records.

AFC

Short Season

TEAMWLTPct
y 1982 Los Angeles Raiders LogoLos Angeles 810.889
w 1982 Miami Dolphins LogoMiami 720.778
w 1982 Cincinnati Bengals LogoCincinnati 720.778
w 1982 Pittsburgh Steelers LogoPittsburgh 630.667
w 1982 San Diego Chargers LogoSan Diego 630.667
w 1982 New York Jets LogoNY Jets 630.667
w 1982 New England Patriots LogoNew England 540.556
w 1982 Cleveland Browns LogoCleveland 450.444
1982 Buffalo Bills LogoBuffalo 450.444
1982 Seattle Seahawks LogoSeattle 450.444
1982 Kansas City Chiefs LogoKansas City 360.333
1982 Denver Broncos LogoDenver 270.222
1982 Houston Oilers LogoHouston 180.111
1982 Baltimore Colts LogoBaltimore 081.056

NFC

y 1982 Washington Redskins LogoWashington   810.889
w 1982 Dallas Cowboys LogoDallas 630.667
w 1982 Green Bay Packers LogoGreen Bay 531.611
w 1982 Minnesota Vikings LogoMinnesota 540.556
w 1982 Atlanta Falcons LogoAtlanta 540.556
w 1982 St. Louis Cardinals LogoSt. Louis 540.556
w 1982 Tampa Bay Buccaneers LogoTampa Bay 540.556
w 1982 Detroit Lions LogoDetroit 450.444
1982 New York Giants LogoNY Giants 450.444
1982 New Orleans Saints LogoNew Orleans 450.444
1982 Philadelphia Eagles LogoPhiladelphia 360.333
1982 Chicago Bears LogoChicago 360.333
1982 San Francisco 49ers LogoSan Francisco 360.333
1982 Los Angeles Rams LogoLos Angeles 270.222